Which coin should I keep?

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  1. Which coin would you rather have? I can’t decide.
     

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  3. potty dollar 1878

    potty dollar 1878 Well-Known Member

    Definitely not the details one its pretty scratched and looks whizzed.Go with the straight graded one it has a better look to it and the grade is right although it appears to be scratched also.If it were me I wouldn't buy neither of them and just keep looking.
     
  4. cpm9ball

    cpm9ball CANNOT RE-MEMBER

    I think you should decide for yourself.
     
  5. Jaelus

    Jaelus The Hungarian Antiquarian Supporter

    The 58 is the nicer of the two.
     
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  6. Oldhoopster

    Oldhoopster Member of the ANA since 1982

    Always better to go with a straight grade rather than a problem coin unless it has ugly toning or some other defect that affects eye appeal (in which case skip both)
     
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  7. Treashunt

    Treashunt The Other Frank

    no question, the AU, not the scratched one
     
  8. Mac McDonald

    Mac McDonald Well-Known Member

    Totally agree.
     
  9. SensibleSal66

    SensibleSal66 U.S Casual Collector / Error Collector

    AU if you can afford it .:happy:
     
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  10. Okay I own both so I’ll sell the unc details and keep the au. I was leaning towards that but wanted to get your opinion
     
  11. Collecting Nut

    Collecting Nut Borderline Hoarder

    The Details one is out in my book.
     
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  12. potty dollar 1878

    potty dollar 1878 Well-Known Member

    @Oldhoopster i think you might of made the same mistake.Actually the op isn't looking to buy he/she owns them both and wants to know which one is better so the other one can be sold.Didn't see the title at first and the original post description sounded more like a buying deal.
     
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  13. Jim Dale

    Jim Dale Well-Known Member

    The amount you would get for the "Details" coin won't buy you a cup of coffee. I would keep both of them. It will always remind you what to look for when you buy a coin. I bought a 1904 Double Eagle Liberty Head (if that's how to refer to it) from a dealer. It was his estimate that the coin was at least a MS 61. I was knew, and I trusted him. It came back "Detail-Obv Scratched". He offered to buy it back for what I had in it, but I decided to keep it as an example.
     
  14. Oldhoopster

    Oldhoopster Member of the ANA since 1982

    No mistake. Just offering some general advice that's applicable in this case as well as many other scenarios
     
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  15. potty dollar 1878

    potty dollar 1878 Well-Known Member

    Ok your last part(in which case skip both) made me come to that conclusion.
     
  16. Evan Saltis

    Evan Saltis OWNER - EBS Numis LLC Supporter

    I believe the AU straight grade is nicer, but if you like the color of the details coin I would understand why.

    On the other hand..

    Why not both?
     
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  17. cpm9ball

    cpm9ball CANNOT RE-MEMBER

    "I think you might have made the same mistake." or "I think you might've made the same mistake."

    Your English teacher would be appalled.:eek:
     
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  18. potty dollar 1878

    potty dollar 1878 Well-Known Member

    So what?the sentence still makes sense go procrastinate some more will ya:oldman::oldman:.
     
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  19. Mr.Q

    Mr.Q Well-Known Member

    You made a good decision. Graded is certain, uncirculated details is a guess. Like your post, thanks.
     
  20. cpm9ball

    cpm9ball CANNOT RE-MEMBER

    preposition
    [ˌprepəˈziSH(ə)n]
    NOUN
    grammar
    1. a word governing, and usually preceding, a noun or pronoun and expressing a relation to another word or element in the clause, as in “the man on the platform,” “she arrived after dinner,” “what did you do it for?”
    No, the sentence doesn't make sense. You don't use a preposition to modify a verb. You're the one who has been procrastinating.......learning English!
     
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  21. potty dollar 1878

    potty dollar 1878 Well-Known Member

    Whatever i have no idea what your talking about of course if it was a serious situation i would do it to my best knowledge.
     
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